Advance to the Rear (1964)

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Directed by George Marshall1h 37mComedy,War,Western

As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbury, are reassigned away from the front lines. The hapless Heath and Brackenbury must now lead a ragtag group on a classified mission to protect a transport for the U.S. Treasury. Complicating matters is Martha Lou Williams, a Confederate agent posing as a lady of the evening.

Year
1964
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
10 June 1964
TMDB
5.2 (13)
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Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
Capt. Jared Heath
Stella Stevens
Stella Stevens
Martha Lou Williams
Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
Col. Claude Brackenbury
Jim Backus
Jim Backus
Gen. Willoughby
Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell
Easy Jenny
Andrew Prine
Andrew Prine
Pvt. Owen Selous
Jesse Pearson
Jesse Pearson
Cpl. Silas Geary
Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale Jr.
Sgt. Beauregard Davis
James Griffith
James Griffith
Hugo Zattig
Whit Bissell
Whit Bissell
Capt. Queeg
Michael Pate
Michael Pate
Thin Elk
Joe Brooks
Joe Brooks
Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)
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Robert Carson
Col. Holbert (uncredited)
Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Craig
Ora (uncredited)
Britt Ekland
Britt Ekland
Greta (uncredited)
Preston Foster
Preston Foster
Gen. Bateman (uncredited)
Charles Horvath
Charles Horvath
Pvt. Jones (uncredited)
Paul Langton
Paul Langton
Maj. Forsythe (uncredited)
Frank Mitchell
Frank Mitchell
Pvt. Belmont (uncredited)
Hal Needham
Hal Needham
Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
Chuck Roberson
Monk (uncredited)

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